Monoclonal antibodies against human renin. Blood pressure effects in the marmoset
| Autor: | K. G. Hofbauer, J M Wood, Ch.H. Heusser, N Gulati, Peter Forgiarini |
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| Rok vydání: | 1986 |
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medicine.medical_specialty medicine.drug_class Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors Blood Pressure Monoclonal antibody Plasma renin activity Renin-Angiotensin System Mice Enalapril In vivo Internal medicine Renin–angiotensin system Renin Internal Medicine medicine Animals Teprotide biology Chemistry Antibodies Monoclonal Callithrix Blockade Endocrinology Blood pressure Enzyme inhibitor Enalaprilat Callitrichinae biology.protein Female Antibody |
| Zdroj: | Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979). 8(7) |
| ISSN: | 0194-911X |
| Popis: | The in vivo effects of two anti-human renin monoclonal antibodies with a high binding affinity for primate renin were studied in conscious, volume-depleted marmosets. These antibodies, R-3-17-7 and R-3-36-16, both have high binding activity for renin, but only R-3-36-16 inhibits the enzymatic activity of renin in vitro. In vivo, R-3-17-7 did not affect blood pressure after intravenous injection of doses up to 100 micrograms/kg, although plasma renin activity was partially reduced. In contrast, R-3-36-16 induced a reduction in blood pressure and an inhibition of plasma renin activity at a threshold dose of 3 micrograms/kg. The maximum fall in blood pressure and complete inhibition of plasma renin activity were observed after R-3-36-16, 10 micrograms/kg; these effects persisted for up to 2 hours. Pretreatment with a converting enzyme inhibitor or nephrectomy prevented the hypotensive effects of R-3-36-16. Conversely, pretreatment with R-3-36-16 prevented the hypotensive effects of a converting enzyme inhibitor. These findings indicate that the hypotensive response induced by R-3-36-16 is due entirely to blockade of the renin-angiotensin system. Thus, R-3-36-16 appears to be a specific, potent, and long-acting inhibitor of primate renin. Such monoclonal antibodies provide interesting tools for studying the effects of acute and chronic renin blockade. |
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